Suspension Bridge

This pedestrian suspension bridge spans the Gunt River on the western side of the city of Khorugh close to the river’s confluence with the Panji River which forms the border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan.

Khorugh is the Capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in the Pamir Mountains, which constitutes almost half of Tajikistan’s land area.

Gorno-Badakhshan is ethnically and linguistically distinct from the rest of Tajikistan and saw a 5-year civil war shortly after Tajikistan gained its independence in 1991. The region continues to suffer from political and social unrest as it seeks to gain greater autonomy from the central government in Dushanbe.